I have five days left at Calvary Chapel Bible College. Right now I am sitting in the coffee shop, music is playing in the background, and there are small conversations happening all around me. I want to go home more than anything. I miss my family so much and I can't wait to see them.
But I feel like weeping.
Almost one year ago this was me. Since that first week I have done so many things...
I've spent many hours with books and my computer.
(Also, I went through a phase of taking many pictures of myself.)
I met a lot of amazing people and was blessed by many great friendships.
Some of the best friends were small friends.
I had some amazing adventures.
Experienced new things.
Had a birthday.
Lived in one of the most beautiful cities in the world,
with some of the most amazing people.
Drank way too much coffee.
Was a little sacrilegious at times...
Got to watch my brother experience Europe and grow in the Lord.
Found new ways the wear the same things over and over...and over.
Even got a little rebellious.
But now, it's the end and I am going home.
2011, you've been a good year. God has revealed Himself to me
and blessed me more than words or pictures could ever express.
I am sad to leave, but I am also excited to see what else God has for me.
Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect,
but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid
hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having
laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind
and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal
for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid
hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having
laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind
and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal
for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12-14
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